MANILA -- Seven Filipinos made it to this year's Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list.

Pinoy artists, content creators, and entrepreneurs were recognized for their groundbreaking work in their respective fields.

Here are the artists feted by one of Asia's top business magazines:

Ez Mil
Ez Mil first rose to fame with his hit "Panalo," then caught the attention of hiphop legends Dr. Dre and Eminem "even if they couldn't his Filipino lyrics," Forbes noted. In July 2023, Ez Mil inked a record deal with Eminem's Shady Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records. This made the Filipino rap sensation part of an exclusive group of artists, including 50 Cent, who have been signed directly to all three renowned labels.

"Realist," his collaboration with rap superstar Eminem, debuted on Billboard chart in August 2023. 

Abi Marquez
Abi Marquez's Forbes Asia recognition comes a day after she won the 2024 People’s Voice Award for Food and Drink in Social at the 2024 Webby Awards in New York City. Known in the Philippines as the "Lumpia queen," Marquez now has 3 million followers on TikTok, where she shares her love for lumpia and "promotes all aspects of her nation's food culture," Forbes said.

Arshie Larga
The Marinduque-based pharmacist teaches people about safe medicine use on his TikTok account, which now has almost 4 million followers. Apart from his "funny, compelling way" of promoting ethical pharmacy, Forbes noted that Larga has started raising funds through social media to help people who can't afford their pharmaceutical bills to pay for these.

Chia Amisola
Chia Amisola is a Filipino internet artist who founded Developh, which oversees the Philippine Internet Archive. This aims to preserve 'digital work, movements, cultures, and art.' Forbes noted that Amisola's work has been recognized by publications like the New Yorker and Frieze and has been exhibited in Berlin, San Francisco, London, Manila, and Toronto. 

One of her latest projects, Ang Bantayog, commemorates victims of human rights abuses under Martial Law.

Joshua Serafin
A dancer and a music and theater artist, Joshua Serafin explores cultural identity, transmigration and queer representation in his live performances. He si currently based in Brussels, Belgium, but has performed at the ANTI - Contemporary Art Festival in Finland, TONO Festival in Mexico and the HAU Hebbel am User in Berlin.

Mikaela Helene Reyes
After working as a freelancer and feeling how hard it is to be paid from another country, Mikaela Reyes founded Parallax, which makes it easier and cheaper to move money globally using cryptocurrency and blockchain. Originally asimed at Filipino users, Parallax now has customers from over 150 countries, and raised $4.5 million in seed funding in a round led by Dragonfly Capital in September.

Amanda Cua
Amanda Cua is the founder of Backscoop, a newsletter covering tech and startups in Southeast Asia. Cua's and One More Scoop podcast helped startup founders find investors, according to Forbes.